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'You just saved the video dish': Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna

Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Tuesday, (Aug. 25), installing a replacement Space-to-Ground antenna on the outside of the International Space Station.

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'Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)

We chat to author Mike Diver about this complete chronicle of Alien video games.

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Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site

A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.

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The bubbling surface of doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been revealed like never before

Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers aren't capable of capturing this doomed star in a completely new light.

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them."

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NOAA issues geomagnetic storm watch as CMEs head toward Earth — northern lights possible Aug. 27-28

Incoming CMEs and a stream of fast solar wind could ramp up geomagnetic activity over the next few days.

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Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon complete a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons

Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection for its off-Earth data centers, in a deal worth up to $6 million.

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NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

No GPS? No problem. A team of NASA satellites are extending their stay in space after successfully proving out navigation by other means.

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What time is the partial lunar eclipse tonight? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon'

Don't miss the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. Here's when to look up to catch the deep partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.

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Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna on the International Space Station. Here's how to watch live.

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Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity

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'Ghosts of Mars' at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts

John Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' explored a future where Mars is terraformed, but is it closer to becoming a reality? We spoke to the experts to find out.

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'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you'd expect

Weir will executive produce "Exoplanet," a new Audible sci-fi drama coming this fall.

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Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?

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SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)

SpaceX set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

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Why do we care so much that Pluto isn't a planet?

Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.

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Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more 'shooting stars' towards Earth in 2028

Jupiter's gravity could trigger an outburst of Perseid meteors as the 2028 shower hits its peak.

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Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.

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The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart

The earliest example of the Milky Way cannibalising a smaller galaxy for its growth involved a cosmic meal that left a scar at the heart of our galaxy.

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Roman Space Telescope launch updates: NASA, SpaceX celebrate & Trump calls in live during post-launch press conference

Follow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to begin its mission to explore the universe.

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Here's what to expect from each stage of the partial lunar eclipse tonight

Here's what to expect during the 5 key stages of the "almost Blood Moon" 96% partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.

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It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status. Will it ever get its title back?

The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet continues to stir up a hornet's nest of controversy and debate, as Space.com meets one astronomer who believes the decision to have been a mistake.

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New 'Star Trek' documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek

"This film is a love letter to 'Star Trek'"

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How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions

Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the true extent of a solar eruption.

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